1989 Grambling State Tigers football team
American college football season
| 1989 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 56–59 at Stephen F. Austin | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (7–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Grambling State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 47th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the first round.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | vs. Alcorn State |
| W 30–14 | 33,722 | [1] | |
| September 9 | vs. Howard* |
| L 0–6 | 28,653 | [2] | |
| September 16 | Alabama A&M* | W 34–22 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | vs. Prairie View A&M |
| W 39–0 | 59,302 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Tennessee State* | L 14–15 | 23,353 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | vs. Mississippi Valley State |
| W 74–14 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | at Jackson State | W 27–17 | [7] | |||
| October 28 | Texas Southern |
| W 49–6 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | vs. Alabama State |
| W 28–6 | 24,000 | [9] | |
| November 11 | South Carolina State* | No. 16 |
| W 56–10 | 4,757 | [10] |
| November 18 | vs. Southern | No. 14 | W 44–30 | 59,774 | [11] | |
| November 25 | at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 13 | L 56–59 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Grambling does number on Alcorn". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard's one TD is enough". Newsday. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men win on weird Saturday in Grambling". The Shreveport Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling blanks Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU puts Grambling in place". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men blast Valley with a Classic rout". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling State stops Jackson St". Sun Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling hammers out victory". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rolls". Daily World. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling pounds S.C. State". The Index-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling overshoots Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA snares a wild 59–56 win from Grambling". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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